HSK 6 · Adjectives

主导 zhǔdǎo “dominant” in Chinese

Said as zhúdǎo

Traditional 主導

What 主导 means

  1. dominant
  2. leading
  3. guiding
  4. prevailing
  5. to lead
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to direct
  • to dominate

How to say 主导

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale主zhǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale导dǎo3rd tone, dipping

Said as zhúdǎo. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. How tone changes work

主导 in a sentence

  1. 年轻人在这个市场上占主导地位。

    Niánqīngrén zài zhè ge shìchǎng shàng zhàn zhǔdǎo dìwèi.

    Young people dominate this market.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这次讨论由学生主导。

    Zhè cì tǎolùn yóu xuésheng zhǔdǎo.

    This discussion is led by the students.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 主导 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 主 (zhǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
主zhǔowner
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
  • 王king · wáng

Memory aidThe dot 丶 on top was once the flame of a lamp: the main one, the master.

The character 导 (dǎo) with each of its parts in a different colour
导dǎoto transmit
  • 巳part of the character
  • 寸inch · cùn

How to write 主导

主 5 strokes · 导 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

主导 (zhǔdǎo) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 主导 (zhǔdǎo). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 主导

Words with 主

主要zhǔyào · main主意zhǔyi · plan主人zhǔrén · master主张zhǔzhāng · to advocate主持zhǔchí · to host (a programme or event)主观zhǔguān · subjective主任zhǔrèn · director公主gōngzhǔ · princess主席zhǔxí · chairperson主题zhǔtí · theme

Words with 导

导游dǎoyóu · tour guide导致dǎozhì · to lead to指导zhǐdǎo · to guide辅导fǔdǎo · to give guidance导演dǎoyǎn · director (of a film or play)领导lǐngdǎo · leader倡导chàngdǎo · to advocate引导yǐndǎo · to guide导弹dǎodàn · guided missile导航dǎoháng · navigation

More words: Adjectives

壮丽zhuànglì · magnificent壮烈zhuàngliè · heroic庄严zhuāngyán · solemn庄重zhuāngzhòng · serious卓越zhuóyuè · outstanding自发zìfā · spontaneous滋润zīrùn · moist自主zìzhǔ · independent

FAQs

主导 (zhǔdǎo) means “dominant” or “leading”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhǔdǎo: zhǔ with a 3rd tone, then dǎo with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like zhúdǎo. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 主导 is written 主導. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhudao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 主导 from the suggestions. Typing zhudao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
主导 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.